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Murder in exile

Working as a fact-checker for an insurance company while he awaits an appeal, Frank Cole is asked to look into the case of Eddie Gonzalez, a young man killed in a hit-and-run accident, who only recently bought life insurance. As Frank looks further into the case, it becomes clear that Eddie's death was not an accident and that the killers actually had another target in mind.

Abstract:

Frank Cole is residing temporarily in a rickety cottage in Exile, Florida. His company has gone bankrupt, and the judge has ruled without precedent that any money Frank earns before the claims are settled will be treated as part of the bankruptcy. Frank's lawyer cautions him to earn as little as possible until then.Read more...

The New York Times review of MURDER IN EXILE on Sunday, May 21, 2006

<div class="ContentParagraph">The fully dimensional world of a long-running series is harder to find in a first mystery. There's nothing tentative, though, about Vincent H. O'Neil's debut novel, MURDER IN EXILE (Thomas Dunne Books/​St. Martin's Minotaur, $22.95), which drops an engaging young sleuth...Read more...

<div class="ContentParagraph">The fully dimensional world of a long-running series is harder to find in a first mystery. There's nothing tentative, though, about Vincent H. O'Neil's debut novel, MURDER IN EXILE (Thomas Dunne Books/​St. Martin's Minotaur, $22.95), which drops an engaging young sleuth into a sleepy little burg in the Florida Panhandle and hands him a tough case to cut his teeth on. Frank Cole landed in the coyly named town of Exile when his computer company up North went bankrupt and a nasty judge attached his future earnings. Frank is keeping his head down doing background checks for an insurance company when his investigation of a hit-and-run accident uncovers evidence of corporate corruption. Although you'd never guess it from the silly jacket art that makes his book look like an absurdist Carl Hiaasen knockoff, O'Neil is a polished storyteller with a breezy style and some interesting things to say about abandoned sons and their surrogate fathers. (Article by Marilyn Stasio)</div>